Observations from Montreal

We’re living in challenging, anxiety-inducing times. Cost-of-living issues, homelessness, healthcare shortages, housing affordability, child-care access, a struggling education system and a shortage of qualified teachers, Trump’s tariffs and their effects on Quebec’s economy, a possible third referendum. These are some of the hot-button issues keeping Quebecers up right now. With the world a bit of a chaotic mess, urgent, bread-and-butter concerns have been prioritized. Given what’s at stake, I can’t even fault Quebecers for not noticing that our individual and collective rights have really taken a beating lately. Most people are just laser-focused on making ends meet. In the meantime, inequalities deepen, social services weaken and food-bank lines grow longer, while those in power — completely failing to address these long-standing systemic issues — point the finger away from themselves. Tent cities don’t just materialize out of thin air.

Stay with The Tyee for full results as the province chooses its future path. Andrew MacLeod TodayThe TyeeAndrew MacLeod is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018). Reach him at

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